At a Glance
Medical Marijuana Program: Yes
Adult Use / Recreational MMJ: No
Pediatric: Yes
Home grow: No
Possession limit: 30 day supply
Reciprocity: No
Legislation: SF 2470
Number of locations / license: 1 manufacture = 4 dispensaries
Estimated # of registered patients: 5137
Types of cannabis permitted for use.: Non-smokable, CBD oils
Legalization & Important Dates
May 29, 2014, the SF 2470 was approved, and signed into law by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton (effective May 30, 2014), effectively removing all state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana, by patients possessing the medical recommendation from their physician, stating that he or she may benefit from the medical use of marijuana.
Types of Licenses
Manufacturing – Fully vertical
Manufactures can open 4 dispensaries
Currently 8 locations to buy medical cannabis
Qualifying Conditions
• Acute Pain
• Cancer, associated with severe or chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, or cachexia or severe wasting syndrome
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Tourette’s syndrome
• ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• Seizures, including those characteristic of Epilepsy
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms
• Multiple sclerosis
• Crohn’s disease
• Terminal illness with a life expectancy of less than one year: if your illness or its treatment produces one or more of the following: severe or chronic pain; nausea or severe vomiting; or cachexia or severe wasting
• Intractable pain or chronic pain
• PTSD
• Sleep Apnea (effective July 2018)
• Autism (effective July 2018)
How to Become A Medical Marijuana Patient
The Minnesota Patient Registry fee is $200 annually — for patients on Social Security disability, Supplemental Security Insurance, or enrolled in MinnesotaCare, the fee is $50.
1. Patients are required to obtain legitimate medical records or documentation from their primary care physician describing the diagnosis of their qualifying condition
2. Patients are required to obtain a signed Physician’s Statement from a physician, currently licensed to practice medicine in Minnesota
3. Patients must be 18 years of age, and be a Minnesota resident, with a valid proof of residency.
4. To qualify, a patient needs to be diagnosed by a physician as having one of the following debilitating medical conditions that is specifically identified in the law:
5. Patients are required to register with the Minnesota Department of Health. Registration is mandatory.
6. The patient registry application fee is $200 annually. For patients on Social Security disability, Supplemental Security Insurance, or enrolled in MinnesotaCare, the fee is $50.
Caregivers
Minnesota does not allow for caregivers to provide medical cannabis at this point.
